Buying or Selling a house is one of the most important and expensive transactions you will be involved in. You need an experienced lawyer who can guide you through the details, protect you against the pitfalls and make sure that the transaction closes as you expected. Collectively, we have over 50 years of real estate experience and have successfully completed over 5000 real estate transactions: purchases, sales, mortgages, joint tenants, tenants in common, refinancing, reverse mortgages, private lenders, title problems … we have seen it all. Feel the difference experience makes. Call our office today to learn how we can help you.
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REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE LAW
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Family Law
What is more important than Family? Whether you want to protect your rights early in the relationship through a marriage contract, prenuptial agreement or other domestic contract, we can help. When things aren't going so well and you need an expert to advise you as to your rights, someone to think outside the box, Chin & Orr knows what you are going through. Separation, Divorce, spousal or child support, equalization, let us explain to you your rights in simple language that you can understand. Feel the difference that caring makes. Call our office today to learn how we can help you.
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Wills And Powers Of Attorney / Estate Planning
You work hard to collect your assets. What will happen to your house, car, investments, pension, bank account, dog or cat when it comes to the time that you have to check out? Not only does a will speak for you when you pass, proper estate planning can minimize taxes and get your assets to your loved ones with minimal cost and effort. Powers of Attorney are equally important. Not only does having one eliminate a costly appointment of committee, it appoints the people that you trust to make important decisions about your property and your person. Feel the difference that planning…
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Civil And Estate Litigation
What do you do when someone has caused injury to you, whether physically to your body or has unfairly taken or kept money from you. Lawsuits can be an extremely effective tool to get a legal remedy, either in damages (money) or by forcing some action (mandamus) or preventing action (injunction). At Chin & Orr, we have over 25 years of experience in the civil and estate courts. Recently we obtained a precedent setting decision for personal care costs awarded to our client for care for her mother. Feel the difference loyalty makes. Call our office today to learn how we can…
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Estate Law
When a loved one passes, it is a tough time. Not only do you have the emotion of losing someone you care for, you need to find the will, if there is one, take care of the funeral and expenses, clean-up personal belongings, meet and console family and friends, collect assets, pay creditors, take care of open accounts, distribute the estate assets, the list is endless! At times like this, you need a trusted professional to help you navigate the details. Collect the personal documents and leave the rest to us. Want to be involved, no problem. Want us to take…
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Business Law
In business, like in life, there are many ways to accomplish your task. Whether you need a corporation, partnership or trust instrument or a simple sole proprietorship will do, let us give you the best advice possible. We can help get you started. Rely on the straight forward advice from Chin & Orr as you grow: contracts, leases, franchise, non-competition, shareholder and other agreements will protect you along the way. Some of our corporate clients have been with us from the beginning, 25 years… we must be doing something right. Feel the difference reliability makes. Call our office today to learn how…